A visit from the Tooth Fairy

We noticed a few weeks ago that Kevin had two teeth coming in on the bottom. The problem was, the two baby teeth weren't budging, not even a little. The big boy teeth were coming in right behind the baby teeth and didn't push them out of the way or break down or loosen the roots of the baby teeth. Apparently this often happens with the front teeth, so the dentist's verdict was to pull them.

So this morning, Kevin had his two lower front teeth pulled. Here he is with a new less-tooth grin!



He was pretty woozy from the procedure, he spent the afternoon resting quietly with his head in Mommy's lap. The Tooth Fairy had something special for him at bedtime - a balloon with lots of ribbon to commemorate the occasion...



and...





... a Star Wars book!

Wild Life!

Today we went to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch with Grandma to enjoy a lovely, sunny day. Perfect for going on safari! After watching Madagascar 1 and 2 so many times, it was fun for the boys to see some of the animals in real life. The first thing we saw when we got there was the giraffe enclosure. The boys were excited and Alan even cried out "Melman!". Since we got there mid-morning, it wasn't too busy yet and we finished the circuit without too much waiting. Lunch, and then we saw a peacock outside the gift shop! The lemurs were laying out in the sun, probably trying to get warm after yesterday's snow. Then it was one more go around the park, much slower this time as everyone else also decided this was a perfect day to feed the critters. What a fun day and one we will be sure to repeat!


This rather cheeky zebra was quite curious


A baby zebra!


Traffic jam!


I'm coming! I know you have food!


Big bird!


Kevin gets his squished pennies


Giraffes! including baby Marigold


Kevin and Alan are enjoying the animals


Checking out Lemur Island


Where is King Julien?


More lemurs!


Hi there!


Ostrich and burro eating well as we finished off our third bag of food

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Snow Day

Although friends up north may laugh, today was a snow day here in South Texas. I was up with Alan at 2:30 in the morning and saw that the road was covered. Come morning it was still all over the roads, dusting the trees and bushes, but not much on the grass.

Kevin's school was closed for the day, so Grandma took him out into the back yard to check out the snow. Then we bundled up Alan and we all went on a walk around the Circle. It was fun seeing all our neighbours out enjoying the day. Lots of the kids were "tobogganing" and "sledding" on boogie boards and laundry baskets - whatever works! One of them was walking with their big, friendly, shaggy dog and Alan got all excited! Doggie says "woof"!


The backyard (full size)


The front yard (full size)


Grandma took Kevin to check out the snow out back


Up...


... and down the Circle


Alan was glad to finally get out of the house!


Kevin and Grandma